Cash and package carrier



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'J. FINCK. CASH AND PACKAGE CARRIER- Patented Mar. '1, 1892.

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J. IEI'NGK'. CASH AND PACKAGE CARRIER. No. 469,896. Patented Mar. 1, 1892.

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lifted by suitable hooks into engagement with ,ically-operating locking device for securing cross-head hook, and in a guard for the carforks, all of which I shall hereinafter fully will fully appear in connection with their deing hooks H are here shown just about to -levers J and to lift the basket, wherefor the its movement.

arms of which are vertically slotted. In the slot of the other arm and higher up are the head of said bail.

PATENT OFFICE.

JULIUS FINOK, or sAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

CASH AND PACKAGE CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Application filed November 4, 1891.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JULIUS FINOK, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, have invented an Improvement in Cash and Package Carriers; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

My invention relates to that class of cash and package carriers in which a basket is the-forks of a car traveling on a track above. My invention consists in a novel automatthe cross-head of the basket-bails to the carforks, in a spring attachment for the ordinary describe, and specifically point out in the claims.

The several objects of my improvements tailed description.

Referring to the accompanying drawings for a more complete explanation of my invention, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the basket about to be lifted to its engagement with the car-fork. The basket-elevattouch the downwardly-proj ectin g portion j of locking-pins I are not as yet retracted. One of the slot-walls of the car-fork is shown broken away. Fig. 2 is an elevation showing the parts in engagement, one of the lockingpins I being shown in place and the other withdrawn, being for the purpose of'showing A is a car moiinted on a track B. The car has the downwardly-extending fork a, the

slot of one arm is the cross-stopa, and in the cross-stops a and a separated slightly from each other, the upper stop a having a top a O is the basket.

D is the basket-bail, and E is the cross- From the under side of the middle portion of the cross-head and between the opposing guide-flanges e is suspended the pivoted hook F. This hook is heavier at the Patent No. 469,896, dated March 1, 1892.

Serial No. 410,854. (No model.)

end f than at the end f, so that the latter end normally lies uppermost and the hook eX- tends when at rest in a-position approximating the vertical. Near the heavier end f of the hook on its upper portion is the small shoulder f II are the basket-elevating hooks, and h are the hoisting-ropes thereof.

All the parts are in common use in a wellknown system, and it will be sufficient to briefly describe their operation. The basketelevating hooks II are lowered and fitted under the cross-head E. Then the basket is hoisted until the-center of the cross-head enters the lower open end of the car-fork a. At the same time the upper endf' of hook F enters the slot of the fork-arm on that side, and, coming in contact with the cross-stop a therein, said hook as it travels upwardly is turned down to a vertical position with its former upper end lowermost. In this position the hook avoids the several stops in the fork, and the cross-head reaches the upper end of the fork. At this time the lower end of the hook has passed the stop a, and the heavier and then upper end of said hook drops outwardly into contact with cross-strip a this moveinentbeing sufficient to carry its other end f outinto the vertical plane of stop a into the slot of that fork-arm. Now the basket is lowered slightly, and the hook F moving down its end f comes down upon the top of cross-stop a, while its end f, being freed from the inner surface of stop a falls into the slot between said stop and stop a and rests on the latter stop. Being then on the two stops at and a the hook lies transversely at a slight angle and suspends the basket from the car-fork. Now to disengage the hook the cross-head E is lifted again. This has the effect of causing the heavier end f of the hook, which lies between two stops a and CF, to turn downwardly,while its lighter end f turns upwardly. This continues until the top a of stop a comes down into contact with shoulder f 2 011 the hook, which contact positively releases the end f from between stops a and a thus throwing the hook into practically its initial position, in which as it moves downwardly itwill avoid all the stops and the cross-head will come freely out from the car-fork. In other words,

all the stops and when reverseduvill be caught thereby, andthe object of "these movements is to reverse and to right the hook as required.

It has been found in practice that the con- 5 nection is not always made or preserved, and the basket oftentimes drops oif, occasioning serious damage to articles below, especially show-cases. The connection will fail to be made if for any reason the normally upper-or light end f of the hook is not upon'its entrance engaged by stop a to efiect its reversal as it ascends. This may happen by the upper end stickingandiying 'so closeto the cross head that it will" enterithe TfOrk without coming in contact'with stop a. --In thiscase it will not be reversed, andras soon as thebasketris released it will fall; as .the hook Will-thensimply slip i ght down through the ifork. fThe: connection is often: not pre served 'even thoughnproperly made. This may happen from the jolting ofrthetcar. or of the basket, which-results r in :the ,opposite movements of theufork and .cross.-head,rthus efftecting .the righting .or.returnfofltheihook and -therconsequent release of the basket.

tloovercomenthese disadvantages,- I; .provide a positive Jock, as follows: L a1'e ,opposingioppositely-1novingioekin g-pi'ns. s They enter,- playin, and .engageelon gated slots a o- ;made Nerticallywin one ofiuthemforkwartns. They-also play throughislots e'vin :flanges eof cross-head E. I They are; carried by bear-ingplates z', which havee shanks i' seatedainhthe cross head E, WhiGhriS- longitudinally .lslotted 5 toreceive themmnddhey are pivotedt-insaid slotsat:thepo.intsi Alsoseatedin the slots of: theicross head areleversJ pivoted at their outer ends atj. I T-h iinnerends oflth'eseslevers engagerthe outer-ends offthelshanks z" 40 beyondtheirupivots, and the. bodies of. said levers project, as. shown at jQ-below' the under surface of .T the: across-head. .f The 1 levers'nare held in andtreturned to normal positionby ",springsK', act ing on. their outer ends.

4 5 Thepperation i-s ajs fiollows: Whenthe crosshead Eris/lifted by the basketeelevatinghooks l-flthesehooli'sibear under the projecting-body portions jfpofilevers land force. themr up'. Thismcauses. their :inner ends to -turnlthe 5 o ishan-ks' 1 on their ipivotsa' thereby withdrawing their plates Land thus nthe loclning pin s lare separated orwithdrawn,andtheypass,up onteach side of the'fork-arm. Thenthe-cross he'ad is firstlowered ,by .relieving.the ipull on 5 5 the basket-"elevating. hooksgand. the hook F comes .to. its. engagement in .thd'iork: ,a, as heretofore described,and suspends thebasket. .Thehlatter being- .thus suspended rindependie'ntly =of the basket-hooks :11, said: hooks relieve th e levers J and these i throwi the-locki ing-lpinslimvardlythrough slot ahin' the-fork- .anm. I $1l1ese, pi'nstheretore. form a-positive 'loclqaud no .amountr of movementofneither "basket-or car will relieve said? lock, no-tmatter whatifliect it imay have in righting hook F,

as heretofore described; but when the basketelevating hooks H are again raised they, acting through levers J, withdraw thelockingpins and the disengagementof hook F is offected, as heretofore.

My second improvement is the small spring L. This is secured to the top center of crosshead E and bends down over that side thereof iv'hich-"is contiguousto the upper orlighter end f of hook F. Its eflfect is to keep said -end ontifarlenongh to prevent its sticking close andto insure its engagement with stop a upon its entrance to the fork. Thus the danger of a failure (to make connection is avoided.

.rtlllythirdrimprovement is in providing a guard for thelower end of fork a. This guard consists of thestripsllL-securedto.the lower .ends' of the fork-arms and curving upwardly toand-secured to-saidarmslabove. l'Thelow-er ends of the tork-arms are usually made'Lfiarin g to insure theentrance ofiithe basket-bail .cross head a -but,notwithstandi,ng this,.'. the crossshead often .gets ttononei side and rides up on the upper surface of tl1e. fork;ends but the stripsM preventnthisiandiattlthei same .timetl ey strengthen saidtiiork-arms.

9 :Having thus. described.myrinvention; what I clai.m:as hem-and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is-

i 1.. .In a-tstoresservice.;a;pparatus,..the-c01inbinationiof a way, a carrierenmanentlylocated thereon. provided with adependin g, fork .hav-

in g stopslonits tines, a receptacle, de'vices'ior detachalolyconnecting the .rcceptacle tokthe car, consistingot a reversible attaching-hook F, pivoted to a crosshead ona bail secured to; the receptacle, lockin g :pinsi'or gagin g said hook, and devices. for. 116mm giithe pins against the hook, elevating-hooksitoraise and lowen thecreceptacle. to and: fronithelcar and connections whereby. Ithe-. ;locki ng .-,Ipins are l withdrawn fromcontact withzth'e book]? 'When thetreceptacle .rests on the: elevating; hooks,

substantially as hereindescribed.

- 1n astorezservice apparatus, thecoinbinnatiomof a way, acarrien'perman e'ntl'ylocat'ed v thereon provided 'with a depending-fork hav- .ing stepson its tines, a receptaclaldevicesfor detachably connecting the qreqeptacle, to? the car,-.consisti-ng.ofi areversible attaching-hook .E, rpivoted-ito across head .on. a baiLsecured to; theireceptacle, locking; pins torengaging .said hook, devices'forholdinglthepinsagainst the hook, elevating-hooks to raise and lower A the receptacle toandi fnomitheicanlthe levers J seated inand projecting; helowfltheacrosshead,'andconnections-between saidleeversand pins, substantially-as herein deschibed.

= 3,.In aistore service apparatus, thecoinbination of a .way,acarrier permanentlyv-located thereon provided with adependingtforkhaving stops on its tines, a receptaclddevices for detachably connecting the receptacle .tolathe car,consisting;of a reversible attaching-hook F,- pivotedmto a cross-head on a ran secured to thereceptacle, locking -pinslfor engaging 1 said hook, devices forholdin g: the pinsagainst the hook,elevat-ing-hooks to'raise and lower the receptacle to and from the car, the pivoted shanks and bearing-plates of said pins, and the levers J, seated in and projecting below the cross-head and engaging said shanks, substantially as herein described.

4. In a store-service apparatus, the combination of a Way, a carrier permanently located thereon provided with a depending fork hav- 1 ing stops on its tines,areceptacle, devices for detachably connecting the receptacle to the car, consisting of a reversible hook F, pivoted to a cross-head on a bail secured to the receptacle, oppositely-moving locking-pins for engaging said hook, devices for holding the pins against the hook, elevating-hooks to raise and lower the receptacle to and from the car, the

bail secured to the receptacle, the locking-pins and means for holding the same against the hook, elevating-hooks to raise and lower the receptacle, and the spring L on the cross-head for regulating the position of the upper end of the hook, substantially as herein described.

6. In a store-service apparatus, the combination of a way, a carrier located thereon provided with guard-strips M on the lower ends of its arms, a receptacle, means for detachably connecting the receptacle to the car, con sisting of a reversible hook F, pivoted to a cross-head on a bail secured to the receptacle, the locking-pins and means for holding them against the hook, the elevating-hooks for raising and lowering the receptacle to and from the car, and connections whereby the lockingpins are'withdrawn from contact with the hook F when the receptacle rests on the elevatinghooks, substantially as herein described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

JULIUS FINCK.

Witnesses:

JAMES L. KING, S. H. NOURSE. 

